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[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[on the first floor, Remus has finally decided to avail himself of the outdoor baths; he's been experimenting with his ring quite a bit, so that may contribute to his current relaxation

he's wearing nothing but swim shorts, and his pale skin is strewn with scars, some fairly recent, some over a decade old; most appear to be claw and bite marks

his eyes are closed as he leans back, all but his head submerged in the water]

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[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[nods] Thought so. I've met actual werewolves too, y'know. [his smile turns a bit wistful] 'Course, they didn't have a cure, either, and I'm not sure if they've ever developed one. Haven't actually been back to visit.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

...What were they like?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[he debates how to answer that for a long moment] They were massive, ruthless wolves. The oldest could swallow you whole if he wanted to. [pauses] Humans were nothing more than cattle to most of them. But er, some of them were decent people. [he looks rather awkward and embarrassed now] Wound up engaged to one of them, actually.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

...Engaged. ...Really? [surprised, awed, a bit amused – and perhaps a tiny bit hopeful]

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[sheepishly] Er. Yes. Didn't realise what I was doing at the time - just wanted to defend her and her people. But then it turned out I'd be her champion and her husband if I managed it. 'Course, eventually I ended up...well. Didn't work out, though. Her kind were tied to the earth, and I can't leave the stars.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[slow nod] A number of legends tie us to the Earth that way.

...I'm sorry.

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[awkward shrug is awkward] It's alright. Happened a long time ago, anyway. Centuries, really...back in my Fifth regeneration.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

...You've had to leave a lot of people, haven't you? [...pause] Er. Sorry. That was - invasive.

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head and smiles, though it's rather pained] Generally it's the other way around, actually. Companions never stay forever. Don't blame them for it, though.

[oncemarauder.livejournal.com]

[softly] Nothing lasts forever.